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Chamorro Land Trust Commission – Chapter 75 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.

Country/Territory
Guam (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1974 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Lease Cadastre/land registration Institution Special fund Credit Agricultural development Range
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Chapter provides for various matters regarding the Chamorro Land Trust Commission, for the grant of leases to a native Chamorros and relates matters and provides for loans for the development of Chanorro communities and lands and for the establishment of various Funds for these purposes. There is within the government of Guam the Chamorro Land Trust Commission. The Commission shall grant leases and otherwise be responsible for the development of Chamorro lands. All government lands excluding all lands dedicated to a specific public use by law and all lands reserved in accordance with a specified section of this Title which reservations are approved by the Legislature are hereby designated as available lands, i.e. lands available for lease. Upon and after the enactment of this Chapter, all available lands shall immediately assume the status of Chamorro homelands and shall be under the control of the Commission to be used and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, except as provided otherwise. The Commission shall assign pasture lands in accordance with the principle set out in section 11.

Full text
English
Website
www.guamattorneygeneral.com

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Land Transfer Board Rules - Chapter 2 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997 (2004)

Keyword: Public land, Institution, Transfer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Leases and Sales - Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997 (2004)

Keyword: Land reform, Transfer, Public land, Expropriation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending Chapter 75 of Title 21 of the Guam Code.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2003

Keyword: Aquaculture, Authorization/permit, Traditional rights/customary rights, Inland waters, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act to amend Chapter 75 of Title 21 of the Guam Code ((P.L. 28-59).

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2005

Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Authorization/permit, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Public Law 29-116 - An Act to amend §1512.1 and add a new §1512.2 to Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the financing of a new landfill; to amend §§51504, 51507, and 51508 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, relative to recycling; to permit use of lot 439-R1, Santa Rita, as a sanitary landfill; to amend §2104 of Title 1, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the commission on decolonization; to amend §75102 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the Chamorro Land Trust Commission; and to amend Section 8 of Public Law 29-82, relative to the Guam Power Authority Loan.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2008

Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Environmental fees/charges, Special fund

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Public Law 30-75 - An Act to amend §75108.1 (a) of Chapter 75, Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to cottage industry activity authorized.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2009

Keyword: Agricultural development, Land tenure, Traditional rights/customary rights, Agricultural land

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Public Law 30-32 - An Act to add a new Subsection (f) to §75101, and to add a new §75121, all of Chapter 75 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the designation of lands for the cultivation of traditional herbal medicinal plants and the establishment of the "Hatdin Åmot Chamorro".

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2009

Keyword: Agricultural land, Traditional rights/customary rights, Cultural heritage, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX